# coirce
## Irish
### Etymology

From Old Irish corca, from Proto-Celtic *korkyom (compare Welsh ceirch, Cornish kergh, Breton kerc'h), from Proto-Indo-European *kokro- (compare dialectal Swedish hagre, Ancient Greek κάχρυς (kákhrus)).

### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /ˈkɪɾʲcɪ/, /ˈkɞɾʲcɪ/
* (Connacht) IPA: /ˈkɞɾʲcə/
* (Ulster) IPA: /ˈkɔɾʲcə/

### Noun

coirce m (genitive singular coirce, nominative plural coircí or coircíocha or coircíonta)
* oats

#### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
coirce
coircí
vocative
a choirce
a choircí
genitive
coirce
coircí
dative
coirce
coircí
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an coirce
na coircí
genitive
an choirce
na gcoircí
dative
leis an gcoirce don choirce
leis na coircí :
* Alternative plurals: coircíocha, coircíonta

#### Derived terms

* arán coirce
* coirce cuaiche
* coirce dubh
* coirce faoilleach
* coirce faoillí
* coirce fia
* coirce fiáin
* coirce gorm
* coirce móinéir
* coirce préacháin
* coirce scéine
* coirce scilligthe
* coirceog
* min choirce
* sruán coirce

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “corca”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 137, page 71
* ↑ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 162
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 24, page 13

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “coirce”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

From Old Irish corca, from Proto-Celtic *korkyom (compare Welsh ceirch, Cornish kergh, Breton kerc'h), from Proto-Indo-European *kokro- (compare dialectal Swedish hagre, Ancient Greek κάχρυς (kákhrus)).

### Pronunciation

* (Lewis, Wester Ross) IPA: /kʰɔɾ̥k/ (as if spelled corc)
* (Harris) IPA: /ˈkʰɔɾ̥kə/ (as if spelled corca)
* (Uist) IPA: /ˈkʰɔɾ̥xkə/ (as if spelled corca)
* (Barra) IPA: [ˈkʰɔɾ̥ʲçkʲʌ~ˈkʰɔʃçkʲʌ]
* (Tiree) IPA: [ˈkʰɔçkʲə~ˈkʰɔɾ̥ʲçkʲə]

### Noun

coirce m (genitive singular coirce, no plural)
* oats

#### Derived terms

* aran-coirce
* coirce Innseanach
* min-choirce

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* ↑ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
* 1 2 3 Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
* ↑ Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN
* ↑ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
* ↑ Roibeard Ó Maolalaigh (2008) “'Bochanan modhail foghlaimte': Tiree Gaelic, lexicology and Glasgow's historical dictionary of Scottish Gaelic”, in Scottish Gaelic Studies, volume 24, Aberdeen: University of Aberdeen, →ISSN, pages 473-523

### Further reading

* Edward Dwelly (1911) “coirce”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “corca”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language